entrance of Solomon’s Temple

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The entrance of Solomon’s Temple was the grand eastern doorway to the First Temple in Jerusalem, flanked by the two monumental bronze pillars Jachin and Boaz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural element
religious building entrance
accessedFrom inner court of Solomon’s Temple
linked to: Holy of Holies
associatedRitual entry of priests into the sanctuary
associatedWith Jachin and Boaz
Solomon
linked to: King Solomon

Temple in Jerusalem
linked to: Jewish Temple
culturalContext ancient Israel
linked to: Ancient Israel
decoratedWith carvings of cherubim
open flowers
palm trees
describedIn 1 Kings 6
linked to: 1 Kings

1 Kings 7
2 Chronicles 3
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
destroyedBy Neo-Babylonian Empire
destroyedIn Babylonian destruction of First Temple
facedDirection east
flankedBy Boaz
Jachin
two bronze pillars
hasComponent doorposts
folding doors
lintel
hasFunction main entrance to the sanctuary
hasGateType doorway with folding doors
hasOrientation east–west axis
hasStatus monumental entrance
influenced later Jewish temple architecture
symbolism of temple gates in Judaism
locatedIn First Temple
Jerusalem
material gold overlay
wood
mentionedIn Masoretic Text
noLongerExists true
partOf Solomon’s Temple
linked to: Solomon's Temple
religiousSignificance entrance to the dwelling place of God in Israelite belief
religiousTradition Judaism
separatedFrom Holy of Holies
studiedIn biblical archaeology
history of ancient Near Eastern architecture
symbolism divine presence
transition from outer courts to Holy Place
timePeriod 10th century BCE

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Jachin stoodAt entrance of Solomon’s Temple
Boaz stoodAt entrance of Solomon’s Temple
Yakhin isAssociatedWith pillar of Solomon's Temple
linked to: entrance of Solomon’s Temple